Description |
1 online resource (xii, 179 pages) |
Contents |
Introduction -- Part One. Religion, Capitalism, and Social Theory: 1. 'Individuality is zero'; 2. Theorizing 'Individual Religion'; 3. Our 'Religion' of the status quo -- Part Two. The Opiate of the Bourgeoisie: 4. Quietism: the empire's gospel; 5. Consumerism: the fashionable hijab; 6. Productivity: the new protestant work ethic -- 7. Individualism: a capital theodicy -- Afterword: Things at the disposal of society |
Summary |
Talk of 'spirituality' and 'individual religion' is proliferating both in popular discourse and scholarly works. Increasingly people claim to be 'spiritual but not religious, ' or to prefer 'individual religion' to 'organized religion.' Scholars have for decades noted the phenomenon - primarily within the middle class - of individuals picking and choosing elements from among various religious traditions, forming their own religion or spirituality for themselves. While the topics of 'spirituality' and 'individual religion' are regularly treated as self-evident by the media and even some scholars |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
Print version record |
Subject |
Individualism -- Religious aspects.
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Spirituality.
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Spirituality
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Christian spirituality & religious experience.
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Aspects of religion (non-Christian)
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PSYCHOLOGY -- Social Psychology.
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Individualism -- Religious aspects
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Spirituality
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Form |
Electronic book
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ISBN |
9781472533371 |
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1472533372 |
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1306895820 |
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9781306895828 |
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9781472594679 |
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1472594673 |
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1472521641 |
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9781472521644 |
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9781472527448 |
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1472527445 |
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9781472530363 |
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1472530365 |
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